Masters of Scale
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Masters of Scale is an entrepreneurship podcast about scaling companies, navigating leadership, and learning from experienced founders and executives.
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AI tools & automation
Podcast
How Masters of Scale cloned Reid Hoffman's voice using AI
Masters of Scale
May 23, 2024
AI tools & automation
9
Automation & tools
6
A synthetic voice clone removes the voiceover bottleneck entirely
Human consent and editorial control are the key ethical guardrails
Disclosure standards for AI audio remain unsettled across the industry
When CEOs should speak out: leadership, DEI, and campus protests
Masters of Scale
May 21, 2024
Communication
9
Management
6
A preference you won't defend publicly is not a principle.
Dropping DEI labels without reaffirming diversity commitment is a betrayal.
Campus protest extremes hide the 80% who want civil dialogue.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Angela Duckworth on grit, situation, and the limits of perseverance
Masters of Scale
May 16, 2024
Founder interviews
9
Resilience & grit
8
Grit alone nearly broke Duckworth's marriage — situation matters equally.
High achievers share passion and stamina, not talent, as the common denominator.
Founders who don't ask for help are misusing the very trait that got them far.
Founder interviews
Podcast
Airbnb's next chapter: icons, brand expansion, and what comes next
Masters of Scale
May 14, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Vision & mission
9
Branding
8
11 icon stays are a Trojan horse for relaunching Airbnb experiences
Brand named for one thing must now mean something much bigger
Bodybuilding taught Chesky: consistency beats any single flash of insight
Founder interviews
Podcast
Ron Shaich on building fast casual and spotting trends early
Masters of Scale
May 9, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Niche selection
8
Goal setting
5
One in three fast food customers was unhappy — Ron built the alternative
Sold Panera for $7.5B after a brutal, doubt-filled transformation
Trend-spotting starts with filtering out noise and watching extreme users
Long-term planning
Podcast
How WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is scaling women's basketball
Masters of Scale
May 7, 2024
Long-term planning
9
Growth hacking
8
Management
6
Why Caitlin Clark's arrival is a once-in-a-generation commercial opportunity
Pay disparity is real — but total comp tells a different story
Crisis after crisis forged Engelbert's bold, scenario-first leadership style
Sweetgreen: building a healthy food chain from a dorm room idea
Masters of Scale
May 2, 2024
Case studies
10
Business models
8
Automation & tools
6
Why they turned down a 100-location franchise deal to stay slow
Booking The Strokes to sell salads — and why it worked
Automating assembly without eliminating a single job
How Axios stays trusted while media distorts reality
Masters of Scale
April 25, 2024
Business models
8
Culture building
6
Case studies
5
Social media algorithms make America look far more divided than it is.
Being trusted beats being neutral — Axios bans all public political activity.
AI won't replace human sourcing; Axios is betting on that edge.
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Maëlle Gavet preserves startup spirit across large-scale companies
Masters of Scale
April 23, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Culture building
7
Long-term planning
6
Why most acquirers kill startup culture — and how Priceline didn't
Techstars reframed as a pre-seed investor, not a community program
Writing down personal values before company values changes every decision
How Star Trek competes in the streaming wars: lessons from Alex Kurtzman
Masters of Scale
April 18, 2024
Business models
9
Management
7
Why franchises with 60-year fanbases have a structural cost advantage
Listen to core fans, but make bold choices they'd never approve upfront
The golden age of expensive prestige TV is over — franchises win
How Whole Foods grew from a hippie co-op to a $14 billion acquisition
Masters of Scale
April 9, 2024
Case studies
9
Business models
8
Long-term planning
7
Patience on real estate outperformed rivals racing to open stores
Optimising for all stakeholders creates more shareholder value long-term
Shareholder activists forced a six-week whirlwind deal with Amazon
Long-term planning
Podcast
Why short-term thinking threatens humanity's long-term survival
Masters of Scale
April 4, 2024
Long-term planning
9
Vision & mission
6
Goal setting
5
Your brain treats your future self like a stranger — neuroscience explains why
AI is an Oppenheimer moment; power sits with a tiny group
Three practices that shift your decisions toward future generations
Be an evangelist for authenticity in your industry
Masters of Scale
April 2, 2024
B2B sales
8
Business operating systems
5
Authentic belief in your product is contagious; skeptics can sense when you're genuinely passionate.
A five-minute product demo proves value faster than hours of slides and forecasts.
Companies that nurture intrapreneurs through separate teams and visionary leaders stay ahead of disruption.
Building a resilient social media business: lessons from Cassey Ho
Masters of Scale
March 28, 2024
Business models
9
MVP & prototyping
7
Community building
6
Why a single viral platform can't be trusted — ever
Fan demand, not strategy, turned a YouTube channel into two product brands
Hiring for skill without culture fit nearly ended the business
Founder interviews
Podcast
How Angel City FC built a $200M women's soccer franchise from scratch
Masters of Scale
March 26, 2024
Founder interviews
9
Business models
8
Fundraising & VC
7
99 investor rejections forced a pivot to mission-aligned backers
Community co-ownership built a sellout fanbase before the first game
Year one revenue hit 4x projections, proving women's sports as investable